Guinea-Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz speaks with journalists after a meeting with his Portuguese counterpart Anibal Cavaco Silva (not pictured) at Belem presidential palace in Lisbon June 19, 2014. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
BISSAU (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's president swore in a new cabinet on Tuesday in a move to end a two-month crisis that has raised fears of renewed turmoil in the coup-prone West African country.
President Jose Mario Vaz named a government by decree late on Monday after talks collapsed with Prime Minister Carlos Correia -- the third person in the post since August -- over the composition of the cabinet.
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